The benefits of immigration on the lab: more papers and citations
Internationally diverse departments outperform others, study finds. David Matthews writes
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PhDs in industry aren't failures, says Blakemore
The perception among science, technology, engineering and maths PhD students that any career outside academia is akin to failure is denying industry access to high-quality, PhD-educated employees, a...
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Outside the triangle, it's not so golden
Regions could be hurt by research concentration, conference told. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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All we want for Christmas
Malcolm Gillies awaits a sleigh and nine tiny (UKBA-compliant) reindeer
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Pacific Specifics
As the Queensland Art Gallery celebrates 20 years of its Asia Pacific Triennials, Peter Hill explores the latest edition of a remarkably pan-national affair
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Boom times and golden goals
All eyes are on Brazil’s academy and its rising research output, generous funding and willingness to team up internationally in a bid to become a major player. Elizabeth Gibney reports from S?o Paulo...
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13 December 2012 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanEditor John Gill, news editor Simon Baker, and reporter Elizabeth Gibney join Chris Parr to discuss some of the highlights from this week’s 糖心Vlog. Brazil’s...
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13 December 2012
Amazonian ambitions - Brazil parades its research wealth on the international stage
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Science ring-fence may be trampled as the Treasury hunts for savings
The government’s drive for cuts in the next spending review could jeopardise the ring-fence for science funding, as well as putting additional pressure on student finance and numbers, the sector has...
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THE podcast: Moocs
Podcast Powered By Podbean糖心Vlog editor John Gill discusses the increasing prevalence of Moocs (massive open online courses), their potential impact on universities, and draws some...
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Spitting Blood: The History of Tuberculosis, by Helen Bynum
Richard J. Evans admires exhaustive coverage of an ancient killer that threatens a major comeback
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Imperial unveils its first provost
James Stirling has been named as the first provost of Imperial College London - a position created in April when leadership of the institution was split in two.
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Hawking given $3 million Milner prize
University of Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking has been awarded a $3 million (?1.9 million) prize from the Milner Foundation for his contribution to fundamental physics.
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May comes out fighting on student visas
The 糖心Vlog Secretary has pledged to introduce interviews for 100,000 more international students to root out visa abuse, and warned universities that they will lose their licences to recruit foreign...
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Willetts urged to ditch for-profit VAT exemption
Government plans to grant a VAT exemption to for-profit higher education providers will "rig the higher education market" in their favour and use public subsidies "to create corporate and individual...